Days at a Private Hospital

Ever since private hospitals first appeared, they have sprung up like mushrooms after rain, growing rapidly until they became a force to be reckoned with. At their peak, there were more than 20,000 across the country. What role did these institutions, once hailed as “a valuable complement to public hospitals,” really play in people's lives? And what impact did they have on the course of medical reform? Only future generations can judge. But by the time people finally look back, who knows how many truths will already have been lost to the river of history.